[geeklog-devel] geeklog wiki overrun with spam bots

[Dan Stoner]

I had to stop the PHP webserver for http://wiki.geeklog.net/.

It had been overrun by spam bots generating thousands of pages of
content and overloading the VPS server.

I think it was 2016 that someone on this list mentioned a migration
off my VPS server.

I have been periodically sending backups over to a Pair server.


Any thoughts on what to do with this situation?

- Dan Stoner


Sample of the spam page titles...

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| page_title
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| AFK_Angel_Knights_Free_Currency_Generator_2025_Real_Working_New_Method
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| AFK_Angel_Knights_Hack_Latest_Version_2025_New_Currency_(Unique)
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| AFK_Arena_Cheats_Unlimited_Diamonds_Gold_IOS_Android_No_Survey_2025_(FREE_METHOD)
                                                    |
| AFK_Arena_Hack_-_Generator_Android_And_Ios_Running_Method
                                                                 |
| AFK_Dungeon_Idle_Action_RPG_Hack_Tool_Money_Generator_Cheats_(Ios_Android)
                                                           |
| AFK_Journey_Diamonds_2025_New_Working_Generator_(New_Method!)
                                                                 |
| AFK_Journey_Gold_Generator_IOS_Android_No_Survey_2025_(NEW_STRATEGY)
                                                                 |
| AFK_Magic_TD_Unlimited_Currency_Generator_IOS_Android_No_Survey_2025_(Reedem_Today)
                                                  |
| AFK_Three_Kingdoms_Hack_Unlimited_Gold_IOS_And_Android_No_Survey_2025_(free!!)
                                                       |
| ANGELICA_ASTER_Hack_-_Get_Free_ANGELICA_ASTER_Currency_Generator_2025_(Brand_New)
                                                    |
...

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| Zoo_Craft_Cheats_For_Money_Generator_No_Survey_(Unlimited-free)

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| Zoo_Craft_Gold_Coins_2025_for_Android_iOS_(UPDATED_GENERATOR)

                 |
| Zoo_Island_Unlimited_Gold_Coins_Generator_No_Jailbreak_or_Root_(Premium_Orginal)

     |
| Zoo_Life_Animal_Park_Game_Cheats_Money_IOS_Android_2025_(Money_Strategy)

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| Zoo_Match_Cheats_Coins_Diamonds_IOS_Android_2025_(Coins_Diamonds_Strategy)

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| Zoo_Park_Story_Free_Cash_Points_Generator_Fully_Works_No_Survey_Cheats

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| Zooba_Fun_Battle_Royale_Games_Hack_-_Get_Free_Zooba_Fun_Battle_Royale_Games_Currency_Generator_2025_(Brand_New)
                                             |
| Zooba_Fun_Shooting_Battle_2025_Working_(Money_Generator)

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